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FALL ENROLLMENT CRUISE MEETING Tuesday, August 24th Thursday, September 9th Enrollment for the Fall Semester will be held on th The final meeting for the New England/Canada Tuesday, August 24 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Cruise will be held on Thursday, September 9th at Brown Center, Earle Wright Room. You may th 2:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in enroll by phone or mail on Wednesday, August 25 . Webb-Brown Academic Center- Room 205. Fees for classes and trips are paid at enrollment. This is an important meeting as the final documents There is a $5.00 registration fee and $2.00 per class will be distributed to all participants. Arrangements fee. Some classes have additional costs or supplies for transportation to and from the airport will also needed. be finalized. Barbara Mehuron will be available to answer your travel questions. Here are some guidelines for enrollment:  Complete the enrollment form. Be sure to If you will not be able to attend, please let Margaret include your Cowley ID number, date of birth, or Barbara know ASAP. Documents will be sent to middle name, etc. out of town participants.  Please note any address or phone changes on your enrollment form. SENIOR EXPO  Put your label or write your name on all class rd and trip sign-up sheets. If your name is not on Wichita – September 23 the sign-up sheet and the class is full, your name will be put on the waiting list. The Senior Expo in Wichita will be held Thursday, September 23rd from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. It  Fill out the “Consent & Release Form” if features more than 130 exhibitors and free participating in any trips. admission to Botanica, Old Cow town Museum,  Be sure to pick up any supply lists. The Wichita Art Museum and Exploration Place. For additional information, call 316-660-5120 or visit their website at www.cpaaa.org. REFUND POLICY CLASSES: Refunds are not given if you are unable to attend a class. However, you may SENIOR EXPO transfer to another class if space is available. st Winfield – October 1 TRIPS: Refunds for trips are given only for family emergency, illness or death in Larry Hatteberg will be the featured speaker at the family. We greatly appreciate a substitute in Winfield Senior Expo. It will be held on Friday, your place if at all possible. October 1st from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Baden Square, 700 Gary Street, Winfield. Watch for more details about this special event in Winfield.

Office Hours: Mon. – Thur., 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Enrollment: Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, Brown Center, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Questions? Call 620-441-5286 or email: [email protected] Golden Tigers – Cowley County Community College –Fall 2010 Newsletter EDUCATIONAL TRIPS FOR YOUR INFORMATION Monday, September 20 – Wichita, KS Classes & Trips – Plans have not been finalized for Are you ready for a wildly different experience? all the classes and trips. Be sure to check for any This fall we are headed to Tanganyika Wildlife changes at enrollment. Park. We will have a short guided tour of the park followed by a program on how animals defend Class Attendance – Class attendance is not themselves. You will also have time to explore the required; however, instructors work hard to prepare park on your own. Some of the animals on exhibit for these classes. Please let your instructor know if are camels, kangaroos, giraffes, kookaburras, snow you cannot attend a class session. If the college is leopards, white Bengal tigers, miniature donkeys closed due to bad weather, we will not hold classes. and more. After lunch we will go to Botanica to Information is available on local radio and enjoy the beautiful fall gardens and butterfly house. television stations. We will depart at 7:30 a.m. and return by 5:30 p.m. Cost - $25 plus lunch. ID Numbers – Cowley ID numbers have been used for several semesters. The ID number is a 999 Wednesday, November 17 – Ponca City, OK number followed by a randomly assigned six-digit We will enjoy the day learning about the history of number. If you have taken classes in the last few Ponca City. We will visit the Standing Bear years we will have your number available. Social Museum, Conoco Museum and Marland Mansion. Security numbers can also be used. The Standing Bear Museum & Educational Center features tribal displays, traveling exhibits, artwork Sign Up Sheets – Please be sure to put your name and other educational material. It is the gateway to on the sign up sheets for classes and trips. This is Native American culture in this area. Tribes the only way to determine if space is available represented are Kaw, Osage, Otoe-Missouria, during enrollment. If your name is not on the sign Pawnee, Ponca and Tonkawa. We will learn more up sheet and the class is actually full, your name about the history and growth of the Conoco Oil will be put on the waiting list. Company. We will have a catered lunch at the Marland Mansion. Jackie Hunsucker will give us a Senior Gold Card – Be sure to stop by the guided tour of the Marland Mansion. The bus will Information Desk to get your Senior Gold Card. depart at 8:00 a.m. and return by 5:30 p.m. Cost - This card is for all Cowley County citizens, 65 and $40 (includes lunch) over, to attend Cowley College sporting events and school related performances in the Robert Brown Thursday, December 2 –Maize, KS Theatre at no charge. The last trip of the semester will be to the Prairie Pines Christmas Tree Farm for a fun evening!! We Dates to Remember will enjoy a wonderful dinner catered by Two Brothers BBQ. This year’s presentation of “The August 24 – Golden Tiger Enrollment Mystery at Moose Lodge” is an interactive Holiday September 23 – Senior Expo – Wichita Whodunit. The Christmas Musical Comedy Revue October 1 – Senior Expo – Winfield will feature Steve Rue. There will be time before October 2-9 – New England/Canada Cruise dinner to visit the Old Barn Christmas Shop and October 9-11 – New York City Trip enjoy a cup of cider. We will depart at 4:00 p.m. October 28-31 – Fall Break and return around 11:00 p.m. Cost - $45 (includes November 9 – Jazz Band/Concert Band Concert dinner & dessert) November 24-28 – Thanksgiving Break December 22 - January 2 – Winter Break

Office Hours: Mon. – Thur., 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Enrollment: Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, Brown Center, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Questions? Call 620-441-5286 or email: [email protected] Golden Tigers – Cowley County Community College –Fall 2010 Newsletter

September, 2010 Another project will be offered for the beginning carvers. Wood blanks will be available for purchase (approx. $10.00) at the class. Bring your tools and Aqua Fun – (Session I) –Monday, Wednesday, be ready for a challenging project. Friday, September 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 & 29, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Family Aquatics Creative Writing - Wednesday, September 8, 15, Center, ACHS. Debbi Davidson, Instructor. 22, 29, October 6, 13 & 20, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Participants will be led by trained personnel through Webb-Brown Academic Center – Room 206. Grant a series of specially designed exercises that can help Williams – Instructor. This is a short course in increase joint flexibility and improve mobility. writing prose and poetry, building characters, There will be a $3.00 pool fee for this class. dialogue and storylines. It is a great way to share Exercise – (Session I) – Tuesday & Thursday, your creative ideas with others. September 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28 & 30, 1:30 – Taking Better Photos – Monday, Tuesday, and 2:30 p.m., Webb - Brown Academic Center – Room Wednesday, September 13, 14, 15, 1:30 – 3:30 204. Gina McKown, Instructor. Class participants p.m.. Webb-Brown Academic Center – Room 102. will work on the joint area and flexibility. Basic Ron Upton – Instructor. This is a basic photography stretching, kickboxing, yoga, and using vita bands class to help you take better photos. Basic photo will also be explored. editing and printing options will also be discussed. Computer Skills for Today – Tuesday, August 31, Please bring some favorite photos as well as camera September 7, 14, 21, 28, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Webb- and instruction manual to the first class. Brown Academic Center, Room 102. Larry Schwintz, Instructor. Learn the basic computer Taste of American History - Thursday, September skills you need to survive in today’s society. You’ll 16 & 23, 1:00 –2:30 p.m., Webb-Brown Academic discover practical applications for creating word Center – Room 205. Margaret Neal – Instructor. documents and how to create and organize files. During this class you will have the opportunity to taste favorite presidential cookies and learn fun Mah-Jongg – Wednesday, September 1, 8, 15, 22, facts about our Presidents. This fall we will cover 29, October 6,13 & 20, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Webb – Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce and James Brown Academic Center – Room 205. Margaret Buchanan. Neal, Instructor. This is a game popular in the 1920’s and is becoming popular again. It is played Quilt in a Day – Monday, September 27, 9:30 a.m. with tiles and a game card and is similar to today’s – 3:30 p.m., Ark City Senior Center. Sue Carpenter, rummy. We will use the 2010 game card. Instructor. This is a fun and simple method to make Instructions will be covered in the first few sessions a great looking quilt using your scraps. Basic and then class participants will continue to meet and sewing supplies and machine are needed for this play the game. Game cards are available to class. A complete supply list will be available at purchase. enrollment. Woodcarving – Tuesday, September 28, October 5, Reader’s Theater – Tuesday, September 28, 12, 19 & 26, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Cherokee Strip October 5 & 12, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Webb-Brown – Museum. Linda Kenzy, Instructor. This class is Room 203. Sue Gregg, Instructor. The class open for beginning and advanced carvers. The participants will read from a script and add advanced participants will work on a mule carving expressions to portray the personality of the project. character. Class members will participate in several performances.

Office Hours: Mon. – Thur., 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Enrollment: Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, Brown Center, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Questions? Call 620-441-5286 or email: [email protected] Golden Tigers – Cowley County Community College –Fall 2010 Newsletter

Don’t miss this opportunity to bowl, golf, ski or October, 2010 simply exercise while having fun in this Wii class. Aqua Fun – (Session II) – Monday, Wednesday, November, 2010 Friday, October 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, and 27, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Family Aquatics Aqua Fun – (Session III) – Monday, Wednesday, Center, ACHS. Debbi Davidson, Instructor. There Friday, November 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, will be a $3.00 pool fee for this class. (See Session 22, & 29, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Family Aquatics I) Center, ACHS. Debbi Davidson, Instructor. There will be a $3.00 pool fee for this class. Exercise – (Session II) – Tuesday & Thursday, (See Session I) October 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, & 26, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Webb - Brown Academic Center – Room 204. Gina Exercise – (Session III) – Tuesday & Thursday, McKown, Instructor. (See Session I) November 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, & 30, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Webb - Brown Academic Center – Room 204. Sewing Machine Embroidery –Wednesday, Gina McKown, Instructor. (See Session I) October 20, 9:30 – 3:30 p.m., Ark City Senior Center. Sue Carpenter – Instructor. Learn how to use your sewing machine to create beautiful Cards & More – Monday, November 15 & 22 & embroidery designs. You must have a machine with 29, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Webb-Brown Academic a stretch or triple action stitch. Basic sewing Center, Room 205. Margaret Neal, Instructor. This supplies, open toed appliqué foot and sewing class will feature holiday cards and gifts that are fun machine are required. A complete list of supplies and easy to make. Please bring scissors and your needed will be available at enrollment. favorite adhesive. There will be a $10 class fee for this class. Beyond the Basics – Tuesday, October 19, 26 & This & That – Tuesday, November 2, 9, 16, 23 & November 2, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Webb-Brown 30, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., Webb-Brown Academic Academic Center – Room 102. Larry Schwintz, Center – Room 204. Margaret Neal, Instructor. Instructor. In this class you will learn more about Each session will have a guest speaker & cover a using word processing and power point for variety of topics. everyday projects. Labels, greeting cards and certificates are some of the projects you will Using the Internet –Tuesday, November 16, 23 & complete in this class. 30, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Webb-Brown Academic Center - Room 102. Larry Schwintz, Instructor. Scrapbooking Travel Memories – Monday, Information and tips on using the internet October 25, November 1 & 8, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. successfully. Class members will have fun projects Webb-Brown Academic Center – Room 205. to learn how to use the internet. Margaret Neal – Instructor. This class will focus on planning and creating travel photo pages. Ideas for Creative Holiday Projects – Thursday, Nov. 4 & borders and page layouts will be covered. The class 18, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Ark City Senior Center, will also look at digital designs. There will be a $10 Sue Carpenter, Instructor. Make several items to class fee for this class. decorate your house for Christmas including a card holder and a simple table runner. Fabrics, basic Wii Exercise for Seniors – Wednesday, October sewing supplies & sewing machine are needed. A 27, November 3, 10, & 17, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Webb complete supply list will be available at enrollment. – Brown Academic Center, Room 206. The Wii is a great way to exercise in your home or with friends.

Office Hours: Mon. – Thur., 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Enrollment: Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, Brown Center, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Questions? Call 620-441-5286 or email: [email protected]